Multivessel coronary angioplasty

Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease. Surgical Treatment versus Angioplasty

The current technical step forwards in metallic stents (MS), bare metal stents (BMS) and drug-eluting stents (DES) respectively led interventional cardiologists to a rude therapeutic attitude, that even the most complex coronary lesions are being treated with angioplasty plus stents (TCA). About a third of all the patients with multivessel disease (MVD) in Europe are being treated with TCA inst...

Outcome of coronary bypass surgery versus coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.

OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare the outcome of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) (n = 834) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) (n = 1805) in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary disease from an observational database. BACKGROUND There is concern about selection of revascularization in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. ...

Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

Background—This investigation compares the results of contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with standard balloon angioplasty among patients with multivessel coronary disease. Patients having balloon angioplasty in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) and those within the Dynamic Registry meeting BARI eligibility criteria were studied. Methods and Result...

Multivessel coronary artery spasm.

A 60-year-old patient with variant angina was shown to have myocardial ischemia in two different regions supplied by separate major coronary arteries. Neither artery had significant coronary atherosclerotic obstruction. Ventricular fibrillation was noted during ST-segment elevation in anteroseptal leads. The attacks of pain and arrhythmias disappeared during nifedipine therapy.

Stented angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery for multivessel disease?